AUSTRALIA’S FIRST 4 BILLION YEARS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 @ 10:00PM
How did life storm the beaches and dominate planet Earth? Ancient Australian fossils offer clues. Host Richard Smith introduces Earth’s forgotten pioneers in a time when four-legged animals walked onto dry land, with the planet poised for disaster.
WE DIG DINOSAURS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Cruise with Emily into the Cretaceous, when astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet. But what happened to these tremendous animals? And how did other life forms survive an apocalyptic asteroid crash into Earth 66 million years ago?
OPIOIDS, INC.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, FRONTLINE investigates how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.
AMERICAN MASTERS
SATURDAY, MARCH 4 @ 6:00PM
American Masters — Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author that examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to ’70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.
PIPE DREAMS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
In this excerpt from Pipe Dreams, talented young organists competing in the intense Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) in Montreal practice, practice, practice, and even do physical workouts. Anything to get ahead of the competition, including bringing out their inner craziness, for what is widely regarded as the Olympics for organ music.
Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web schedule.
| 26.1 Weekdays | 06/22/20 | 06/23/20 | 06/24/20 | 06/25/20 | 06/26/20 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 07:00:00 AM | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle |
| 07:30:00 AM | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! |
| 08:00:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 08:30:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Clifford the Big Red Dog |
| 09:00:00 AM | Paint This! | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 09:30:00 AM | Best of Sewing with Nancy | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Beads, Baubels & Jewels | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific |
| 10:00:00 AM | Lost River Sessions | Dinosaur Train | Sit and Be Fit | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train |
| 10:30:00 AM | Fons & Porter Quilting | The Cat in the Hat | Burt Wolf Travels | Travel Detective | The Cat in the Hat |
| 11:00:00 AM | Garden Smart | Sesame Street | Creative Living | Classic Gospel | Travel Detective |
| 11:30:00 AM | Family Plot | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Painting with Paulson | CONT | Painting and Travel |
| 12:00:00 PM | Sit and Be Fit | Hero Elementary | Paint This! | Burt Wolf Travels | Painting with Paulson |
| 12:30:00 PM | It’s Sew Easy | Let’s Go Luna! | Make It Artsy | Seeing the USA | This American Land |
| 01:00:00 PM | Woodsongs | Nature Cat | Fishing Behind The Lines | Knit and Crochet Now | Songs of the Mountains |
| 01:30:00 PM | CONT | Wild Kratts | Painting and Travel | Make It Artsy | CONT |
| 02:00:00 PM | The New Fly Fisher | Molly of Denali | Central Texas Gardener | Quilting Arts | Happy Yoga |
| 02:30:00 PM | The Daytripper | Xavier Riddle | Ciao Italia | Closer to the Truth | Fons & Porter Quilting |
| 03:00:00 PM | Motorweek | Odd Squad | Woodsmith Shop | Painting with Paulson | Paint This! |
| 03:30:00 PM | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News | BBC World News |
| 04:00:00 PM | Ciao Italia | The New Fly Fisher | The Daytripper | Fishing Behind the Lines | Motorweek |
| 04:30:00 PM | Family Plot | The Daytripper | Motorweek | The New Fly Fisherman | Closer to the Truth |
| 26.2 Weekdays | 06/22/20 | 06/23/20 | 06/24/20 | 06/25/20 | 06/26/20 |
| TIME | MONDAYS | TUESDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | THURSDAYS | FRIDAYS |
| 06:00:00 AM | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary |
| 06:30:00 AM | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali |
| 07:00:00 AM | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! | Ready Jet Go! |
| 07:30:00 AM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 08:00:00 AM | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George | Curious George |
| 08:30:00 AM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 09:00:00 AM | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary |
| 09:30:00 AM | Twice as Good | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali |
| 10:00:00 AM | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle |
| 10:30:00 AM | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Into the Outdoors | Let’s Go Luna! | Odd Squad |
| 11:00:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger |
| 11:30:00 AM | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Daniel Tiger | Clifford the Big Red Dog |
| 12:00:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 12:30:00 PM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific |
| 01:00:00 PM | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train | Dinosaur Train |
| 01:30:00 PM | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat |
| 02:00:00 PM | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street | Sesame Street |
| 02:30:00 PM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Pinkalicious & Peterrific |
| 03:00:00 PM | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary | Hero Elementary |
| 03:30:00 PM | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! | Let’s Go Luna! |
| 04:00:00 PM | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat | Nature Cat |
| 04:30:00 PM | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts | Wild Kratts |
| 05:00:00 PM | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali | Molly of Denali |
| 05:30:00 PM | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle | Xavier Riddle |
| 06:00:00 PM | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad | Odd Squad |
| 06:30:00 PM | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur | Arthur |
| 07:00:00 PM | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles | Splash and Bubbles |
| 07:30:00 PM | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat | Peg + Cat |
Schedule Notes: All schedules contain the air time, program name and episode name when available. A detailed description for selected programs can be found under Program Highlights or may be featured on What’s on Tonight! Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web schedule.
| 26.1 MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/22/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Mobile |
| 07:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Indianapolis |
| 08:00 PM | Independent Lens | Pipe Dreams |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Mobile |
| 11:30 AM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Indianapolis |
| 12:30 AM | Independent Lens | Pipe Dreams |
| 26.1 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/23/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Toni Morrison: | American Masters |
| 08:00 PM | Frontline | Opioids, Inc. |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | Toni Morrison: | American Masters |
| 12:00 AM | Frontline | Opioids, Inc. |
| 26.1 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/24/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries | Intelligence |
| 07:00 PM | NOVA | Australia’s First 4 Billion Years | Life Explodes |
| 08:00 PM | Prehistoric Road Trip | We Dig Dinosaurs |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries | Intelligence |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Australia’s First 4 Billion Years | Life Explodes |
| 12:00 AM | Prehistoric Road Trip | We Dig Dinosaurs |
| 26.1 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/25/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 07:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 11:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| 26.1 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/26/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 05:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 06:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 06:30 PM | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 07:00 PM | Great Performances | Gloria: A Life |
| 09:00 PM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 10:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 10:30 PM | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 11:00 PM | Great Performances | Gloria: A Life |
| 26.1 SATURDAY | ||
| 06/27/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | The Daytripper | |
| 07:30 AM | Painting and Travel | |
| 08:00 AM | Travel Detective | |
| 08:30 AM | Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South | |
| 09:00 AM | Outdoor Wisconsin | |
| 09:30 AM | Beads Baubles & Jewels | |
| 10:00 AM | It’s Sew Easy | |
| 10:30 AM | Fons and Porter Quilting | |
| 11:00 AM | This Old House | |
| 11:30 AM | This Old House | |
| 12:00 PM | America’s Test Kitchen | |
| 12:30 PM | MotorWeek | |
| 01:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Pickle Perfect |
| 02:00 PM | Great British Baking Show; The | Masterclass 2 |
| 03:00 PM | History Detectives | |
| 04:00 PM | Ciao Italia | |
| 04:30 PM | Paint This! Jerry Yarnell | |
| 05:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Honolulu |
| 06:00 PM | Great British Baking Show | Masterclass 2 |
| 07:00 PM | Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries | Intelligence |
| 08:00 PM | Prehistoric Road Trip | We Dig Dinosaurs |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child |
| 10:00 PM | Bluegrass Underground | Gregory Alan Isakov |
| 10:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Pickle Perfect |
| 11:00 PM | NOVA | Australia’s First 4 Billion Years | Life Explodes |
| 12:00 AM | Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries | Intelligence |
| 26.1 SUNDAY | ||
| 06/28/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 07:00 AM | Xavier Riddle | |
| 07:30 AM | Let’s Go Luna! | |
| 08:00 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 08:30 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 09:00 AM | Classic Gospel | |
| 10:00 AM | Happy Yoga | |
| 10:30 AM | Make it Artsy | |
| 11:00 AM | BEST of Nancy | |
| 11:30 AM | Ciao Itlaia | |
| 12:00 PM | Between the Lines | |
| 12:30 PM | Austin City Limits | Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child |
| 01:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Pickle Perfect |
| 02:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | Masterclass 2 |
| 03:00 PM | NOVA | Australia’s First 4 Billion Years | Life Explodes |
| 04:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 04:30 PM | Washington Week | |
| 05:00 PM | Last Tango in Halifax | |
| 06:00 PM | Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets | Queen Anne, The Mother of Great Britain |
| 07:00 PM | Grantchester on Masterpiece | |
| 08:00 PM | Beecham House on Masterpiece | |
| 09:00 PM | Austin City Limits | Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child |
| 10:00 PM | Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets | Queen Anne, The Mother of Great Britain |
| 11:00 PM | Grantchester on Masterpiece | |
| 12:00 AM | Beecham House on Masterpiece |
Schedule Notes: All schedules contain the air time, program name and episode name when available. A detailed description for selected programs can be found under Program Highlights or may be featured on What’s on Tonight! Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web schedule.
| 26.2 MONDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/22/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Mobile |
| 10:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Indianapolis |
| 11:00 PM | Independent Lens | Pipe Dreams |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 26.2 TUESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/23/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Toni Morrison | American Masters |
| 11:00 PM | Frontline | Opioids, Inc. |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 26.2 WEDNESDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/17/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries | Intelligence |
| 10:00 PM | NOVA | Australia’s First 4 Billion Years | Life Explodes |
| 11:00 PM | Prehistoric Road Trip | We Dig Dinosaurs |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 26.2 THURSDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/25/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | The This Old House Hour | |
| 10:00 PM | The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 26.2 FRIDAY PRIMETIME | ||
| 06/26/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 08:00 PM | PBS NewsHour | |
| 09:00 PM | Washington Week | |
| 09:30 PM | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 10:00 PM | Great Performances | Gloria: A Life |
| 12:00 AM | Amanpour and Company | |
| 26.2 SATURDAY | ||
| 06/27/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 06:30 AM | Molly of Denali | |
| 07:00 AM | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | |
| 07:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 08:00 AM | Sesame Street | |
| 08:30 AM | Daniel Tiger | |
| 09:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 09:30 AM | Molly of Denali | |
| 10:00 AM | Xavier Riddle | |
| 10:30 AM | Let’s Go Luna | |
| 11:00 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 11:30 AM | Wild Kratts | |
| 12:00 PM | Odd Squad | |
| 12:30 PM | Arthur | |
| 01:00 PM | Hero Elementary | |
| 01:30 PM | Cyberchase | |
| 02:00 PM | This Old House | |
| 02:30 PM | This Old House | |
| 03:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 03:30 PM | MotorWeek | |
| 04:00 PM | Ask This Old House | |
| 04:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Pickle Perfect |
| 05:00 PM | Great British Baking Show; | Masterclass 2 |
| 06:00 PM | History Detectives | |
| 07:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 07:30 PM | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 08:00 PM | Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Mobile |
| 09:00 PM | The Great British Baking Show | Masterclass 2 |
| 10:00 PM | Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries | Intelligence |
| 11:00 PM | Prehistoric Road Trip | We Dig Dinosaurs |
| 12:00 AM | Austin City Limits | Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child |
| 26.2 SUNDAY | ||
| 06/28/20 | PROGRAM | EPISODE |
| 06:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 06:30 AM | Molly of Denali | |
| 07:00 AM | Mister Rogers | |
| 07:30 AM | Dinosaur Train | |
| 08:00 AM | Sesame Street | |
| 08:30 AM | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood | |
| 09:00 AM | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | |
| 09:30 AM | Molly of Denali | |
| 10:00 AM | Xavier Riddle | |
| 10:30 AM | Let’s Go Luna! | |
| 11:00 AM | Nature Cat | |
| 11:30 PM | Wild Kratts: | |
| 12:00 PM | Odd Squad | |
| 12:30 PM | Arthur | |
| 01:00 PM | Ready Jet Go! | |
| 01:30 PM | Cyberchase | |
| 02:00 PM | To the Contrary | |
| 02:30 PM | The Great British Baking Show | Masterclass 2 |
| 03:30 PM | Austin City Limits | Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child |
| 04:30 PM | A Chef’s Life | Pickle Perfect |
| 05:00 PM | Great British Baking Show | Masterclass 2 |
| 06:00 PM | NOVA | Australia’s First 4 Billion Years | Life Explodes |
| 07:00 PM | PBS NewsHour Weekend | |
| 07:30 PM | Washington Week | |
| 08:00 PM | Last Tango in Halifax | |
| 09:00 PM | Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets | Queen Anne, The Mother of Great Britain |
| 10:00 PM | Grantchester on Masterpiece | |
| 11:00 PM | Beecham House on Masterpiece | |
| 12:00 AM | Austin City Limits | Arctic Monkeys/Wild Child |
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST 4 BILLION YEARS
AWAKENING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 @ 11:00PM
Hidden in the red hills of Australia are clues to the mysteries of Earth’s birth, how life arose and transformed the planet into the world we now live in. Travel with host Dr. Richard Smith to see the first scenes of the great drama of life on earth.
LUCY WORSLEY’S
ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS
ELIZABETH I, THE WARRIOR QUEEN
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Join Lucy Worsley for an exploration of how Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, created by a series of myths and secrets about her victory over the Spanish Armada, shaped British national identity for centuries.